Golf News for Wednesday, April 13, 2005 | Tournaments

Twenty one Major Champions in Field for Senior PGA Championship

The 66th Senior PGA Championship will be held May 23-29, 2005, at Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pa. For complete coverage, go to www.SeniorPGA2005.com. The field, as of April 1, 2005, is as follows:

AARON, Tommy - Gainesville, Georgia
AHERN, Jim - Phoenix, Arizona
ANDERSON, Tom - Laurel, Montana (cp)
AOKI, Isao - JAPAN
AOKI, Motomasa - JAPAN
ARTHUR, Perry - Plano, Texas (cp)

AUBREY, John - Butler, Pennsylvania (cp)
BAIOCCHI, Hugh - SOUTH AFRICA
BARR, Dave - CANADA
BEAN, Andy - Lakeland, Florida
BESS, Scott - Columbia, Missouri (cp)
BLAND, John - SOUTH AFRICA
CALABRIA, John - Naples, Florida (cp)
CAMERON, Bob - ENGLAND
CANIZARES, Jose Maria - SPAIN
CARBONETTI, Louis - ARGENTINA
CHARLES, Bob - NEW ZEALAND
CHILLAS, John - SCOTLAND
CLARK, Howard - ENGLAND
COLBERT, Jim - Las Vegas, Nevada
CRENSHAW, Ben - Austin, Texas
DARCY, Eamonn - IRELAND
DAVIS, Rodger - AUSTRALIA
DENT, Jim - Tampa, Florida
DOUGLASS, Dale - Castle Rock, Colorado
DOYLE, Allen - La Grange, Georgia
EAKS, R.W. - Scottsdale, Arizona
EGER, David - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
FABIAN, Dan - West Palm Beach, Florida (cp)
FERGUSON, Mike - AUSTRALIA
FERNANDEZ, Vicente - ARGENTINA
FLECK, Jack - Fort Smith, Arkansas
FLEISHER, Bruce - Greenville, South Carolina
FLOYD, Raymond - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
FORD, Bob - Oakmont, Pennsylvania (cp)
FRANTZ, Will - North Port, Florida (cp)
FRIEDMAN, Jay - Scottsdale, Arizona (cp)
FUKUZAWA, Takaaki - JAPAN
GILDER, Bob - Corvallis, Oregon
GOOD, David - AUSTRALIA
GREEN, Hubert - Birmingham, Alabama
HAAS, Jay - Greenville, South Carolina
HALL, Walter - Bermuda Run, North Carolina
HARDIN, Gary - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (cp)
HARRIS, John - Edina, Minnesota
HAYES, Mark - Edmond, Oklahoma
HATALSKY, Morris - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
HEINS, Bobby - Purchase, New York (cp)
HERZAN, Thomas - Findlay, Ohio (cp)
INMAN, Joe - Marietta, Georgia
IRWIN, Hale - Hokulia, Hawaii
JACOBS, John - Paradise Valley, Arizona
JACOBSEN, Peter - Bonita Springs, Florida
JAMES, Mark - ENGLAND
JENKINS, Tom - Austin, Texas
JOHNSON, Mark - Helendale, California
KESTNER, Darrell - Glen Cove, New York (cp)
KITE, Tom - Austin, Texas
LEAVER, Bob - Greensboro, North Carolina (cp)
LEVI, Wayne - New Hartford, New York
LIETZKE, Bruce - Dallas, Texas
LONGMUIR, Bill - ENGLAND
MACKIN, Larry - Mesa, Arizona (cp)
MAHAFFEY, John - Augusta Pines, Texas
MANN, Bob - Columbus, Ohio (cp)
MARSH, Graham - AUSTRALIA
MASON, Carl - ENGLAND
MAUNEY, Terry - Charlotte, North Carolina
MCCULLOUGH, Mike - Scottsdale, Arizona
MCCUMBER, Mark - Jacksonville, Florida
MCGEE, Jerry - East Palestine, Ohio
MCNULTY, Mark - IRELAND
MILNE, Chuck - Vancouver, Washington (cp)
MORGAN, Gil - Edmond, Oklahoma
MURPHY, Bob - Boynton Beach, Florida
NAKAJIMA, Tommy - JAPAN
NAKAO, Toyotake - JAPAN
NELSON, LARRY - Marietta, Georgia
NICHOLS, Bobby - Fort Myers, Florida
NIELSEN, Lonnie - Orchard Park, New York
NORMAN, Greg - AUSTRALIA
NORTH, Andy - Madison, Wisconsin
OAKLEY, Peter - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
PALMER, Arnold - Ligonier, Pennsylvania
PARAJECKAS, Paul - Woburn, Massachusetts (cp)
PATE, Jerry - Pensacola, Florida
PLAYER, Gary - SOUTH AFRICA
POHL, Dan - Phoenix, Arizona
POOLEY, Don - Tucson, Arizona
PURTZER, Tom - Scottsdale, Arizona
QUIGLEY, Dana - West Palm Beach, Florida
RALSTON, Bob - Little Rock, Arkansas (cp)
REESE, Don - Freeport, Florida (cp)
ROBISON, Gary - Akron, Ohio (cp)
SAN FILIPPO, Mike - Hobe Sound, Florida (cp)
SANO, Shuichi - JAPAN
SCHUMAKER, Bill - Columbia City, Indiana (cp)
SHEEHAN, Butch - Rancho Mirage, California (cp)
SIGEL, Jay - Berwyn, Pennsylvania
SMYTH, Des - IRELAND
SNEAD, J.C. - Hot Springs, Virginia
SNEED, Ed - Columbus, Ohio
SOLI, Mick - San Carlos, California (cp)
SPANNUTH, William - Loganville, Georgia (cp)
STADLER, Craig - Evergreen, Colorado
STEWART, Wheeler - Royal Palm Beach, Florida (cp)
STOCKTON, Dave - Redlands, California
STRANGE, Curtis - Morehead City, North Carolina
SUMMERHAYS, Bruce - Farmington, Utah
TEWELL, Doug - Edmond, Oklahoma
THOMPSON, Kim - Salt Lake City, Utah (cp)
THORE, David - Greensboro, North Carolina (cp)
TOMORI, Katsuyoshi - JAPAN
TUCKER, Jerry - Stuart, Florida (cp)
WADKINS, Bobby - Richmond, Virginia
WARGO, Tom - Centralia, Illinois
WATSON, Tom - Stilwell, Kansas
WEIBRING, D.A. - Dallas, Texas
WHITE, Jim - Lincoln, Nebraska (cp)
WHITMAN, Edward - Blairstown, New Jersey (cp)
ZAREMBA, Mike - Pueblo, Colorado (cp)
ZOELLER, Fuzzy - Floyds Knob, Indiana

Entries close April 13.

Major Champions: (21)
Tommy Aaron (Masters)
Bob Charles (British Open)
Ben Crenshaw (The Masters)
Jack Fleck (U.S. Open)
Raymond Floyd (PGA, The Masters, U.S. Open)
Hubert Green (U.S. Open, PGA Championship)
Hale Irwin (U.S. Open)
Tom Kite (U.S. Open)
John Mahaffey (PGA Championship)
Larry Nelson (U.S. Open, PGA Championship)
Bobby Nichols (PGA Championship)
Greg Norman (British Open)
Andy North (U.S. Open)
Arnold Palmer (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open)
Jerry Pate (U.S. Open)
Gary Player (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship)
Craig Stadler (The Masters)
Dave Stockton (PGA Championship)
Curtis Strange (U.S. Open)
Tom Watson (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open)
Fuzzy Zoeller (The Masters, U.S. Open)

Senior PGA Champions: (9)
Allen Doyle (1999)
Raymond Floyd (1995)
Hale Irwin (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004)
John Jacobs (2003)
Arnold Palmer (1980,1984)
Gary Player (1986, 1988, 1990)
Tom Wargo (1993)
Tom Watson (2001)
Fuzzy Zoeller (2002)

The Masters: (8)
Tommy Aaron (1973)
Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995)
Raymond Floyd (1976)
Arnold Palmer (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964)
Gary Player (1961, 1974, 1978)
Craig Stadler (1982)
Tom Watson (1977, 1981)
Fuzzy Zoeller (1979)

U.S. Open: (13)
Jack Fleck (1955)
Raymond Floyd (1986)
Hubert Green (1977)
Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990)
Tom Kite (1992)
Larry Nelson (1983)
Andy North (1978, 1985)
Arnold Palmer (1960)
Jerry Pate (1976)
Gary Player (1965)
Curtis Strange (1988, 1989)
Tom Watson (1982)
Fuzzy Zoeller (1979)

British Open: (4)
Bob Charles (1963)
Arnold Palmer (1961, 1962)
Gary Player (1968, 1974)
Tom Watson (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)

PGA Championship: (7)
Raymond Floyd (1969, 1982)
Hubert Green (1985)
John Mahaffey (1978)
Larry Nelson (1981, 1987)
Bobby Nicholas (1964)
Gary Player (1962, 1972)
Dave Stockton (1970, 1976)

Ryder Cup Captains: (6)
Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995)
Raymond Floyd (1989)
Tom Kite (1987)
Arnold Palmer (1963, 1975)
Curtis Strange (2002)
Tom Watson (1993)

States Represented: (30)
Alabama - 1
Arkansas - 2
Arizona - 7
California - 3
Colorado - 3
Florida - 17
Georgia - 5
Hawaii - 1
Illinois - 1
Indiana - 2
Kansas - 1
Massachusetts - 1
Minnesota - 1
Missouri - 1
Montana - 1
Nebraska - 1
Nevada - 1
New Jersey - 1
New York - 4
North Carolina - 4
Ohio - 4
Oklahoma - 2
Oregon - 1
Pennsylvania - 5
South Carolina - 1
Texas - 6
Utah - 1
Virginia - 2
Washington - 1
Wisconsin - 1

Countries Represented: (10)
Argentina - 2
Australia - 2
Canada - 1
England - 3
Ireland - 2
Japan - 2
New Zealand - 1
Scotland - 1
South Africa - 3
Spain - 1